Urinary Elimination: (RNSG 1341) Exam 1 questions with
verified answers graded A+
1. Micturition The act of passing urine; urination
2. Kidneys Filter blood from the renal arteries and produce urine as waste
3. Nephrons -Functional unit of the kidneys
-Remove waste products from the blood
-Play major role in the regulation of fluid and electrolyte balance
4. Erythropoietin -A hormone produced and released by the kidney that stimulates the
production of red blood cells by the bone marrow.
-Insuflcient erythropoietin leads to anemia
5. Urinary retention -The inability to partially or completely empty the bladder. Due to an
obstruction, impairment, or lack of sensation
Acute or rapid-onset:
-feelings of pressure
-discomfort/pain
-tenderness over the symphysis pubis
-restlessness
-diaphoresis
Patients may experience no urine output over several hours and may
experience frequency, urgency, small-volume voiding, or incontinence of
small volumes or urine
Chronic:
-Slow, gradual onset
-Decrease in voiding volumes
-straining to void
-frequency
-urgency
-incontinence
-sensation of incomplete
emptying How to assess for
urinary retention?
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,Urinary Elimination: (RNSG 1341) Exam 1 questions with
verified answers graded A+
-Monitor I&O
-Palpation of bladder
-Bladder scanner
6. Postvoid -The amount of urine left in the bladder after voiding
residual (PVR) -Measured either by ultrasound or straight catheterization or in and out
-Normal PVR is 50-75ml
7. Urinary tract -Infection found within the urinary system
in- fection -Second most common bacterial disease
(UTI) -Most common bacterial infection in women
-Most common pathogen E.
coli Two types of UTI's lower and
upper:
Lower tract urinary system
*typically start here*
1. Urethra: urethritis
2. Bladder: cystitis
Usually no systemic manifestations
Upper tract urinary system:
1. Ureters: ureteritis (can be upper, lower or both)
2. Kidneys: pyelonephritis (causes fever, chills, flank pain)
**Attects women more due to shorter urethra and close proximity of
rectum to urethra**
8. Ureters -Two tubes that are connected to the kidneys and connect to the bladder.
-The one way valves prevent backflow of urine going back up into the
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verified answers graded A+
1. Micturition The act of passing urine; urination
2. Kidneys Filter blood from the renal arteries and produce urine as waste
3. Nephrons -Functional unit of the kidneys
-Remove waste products from the blood
-Play major role in the regulation of fluid and electrolyte balance
4. Erythropoietin -A hormone produced and released by the kidney that stimulates the
production of red blood cells by the bone marrow.
-Insuflcient erythropoietin leads to anemia
5. Urinary retention -The inability to partially or completely empty the bladder. Due to an
obstruction, impairment, or lack of sensation
Acute or rapid-onset:
-feelings of pressure
-discomfort/pain
-tenderness over the symphysis pubis
-restlessness
-diaphoresis
Patients may experience no urine output over several hours and may
experience frequency, urgency, small-volume voiding, or incontinence of
small volumes or urine
Chronic:
-Slow, gradual onset
-Decrease in voiding volumes
-straining to void
-frequency
-urgency
-incontinence
-sensation of incomplete
emptying How to assess for
urinary retention?
1/
27
,Urinary Elimination: (RNSG 1341) Exam 1 questions with
verified answers graded A+
-Monitor I&O
-Palpation of bladder
-Bladder scanner
6. Postvoid -The amount of urine left in the bladder after voiding
residual (PVR) -Measured either by ultrasound or straight catheterization or in and out
-Normal PVR is 50-75ml
7. Urinary tract -Infection found within the urinary system
in- fection -Second most common bacterial disease
(UTI) -Most common bacterial infection in women
-Most common pathogen E.
coli Two types of UTI's lower and
upper:
Lower tract urinary system
*typically start here*
1. Urethra: urethritis
2. Bladder: cystitis
Usually no systemic manifestations
Upper tract urinary system:
1. Ureters: ureteritis (can be upper, lower or both)
2. Kidneys: pyelonephritis (causes fever, chills, flank pain)
**Attects women more due to shorter urethra and close proximity of
rectum to urethra**
8. Ureters -Two tubes that are connected to the kidneys and connect to the bladder.
-The one way valves prevent backflow of urine going back up into the
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